Aircraft equipment problem nose gear did not show locked on first attempt.

Attributes
ACN	297794
Time
Date	199502
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : syr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	297794
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We selected gear down. Both main gear showed green. No nose gear light. We were far enough out on final to recycle the gear. The second attempt showed 3 green lights. We continued to a low approach and asked tower to visually confirm gear down. We then made right traffic and returned for landing. We reviewed the QRH and called for the fire trucks. After landing we then pinned the nose gear down and proceeded to the gate, with no further complications. I called maintenance. They told me to ferry the aircraft to lyh from syr with the gear down. Before leaving, mr X from the FAA talked to me. I answered all of his questions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB NOSE GEAR DID NOT SHOW LOCKED ON FIRST ATTEMPT.

Narrative: WE SELECTED GEAR DOWN. BOTH MAIN GEAR SHOWED GREEN. NO NOSE GEAR LIGHT. WE WERE FAR ENOUGH OUT ON FINAL TO RECYCLE THE GEAR. THE SECOND ATTEMPT SHOWED 3 GREEN LIGHTS. WE CONTINUED TO A LOW APCH AND ASKED TWR TO VISUALLY CONFIRM GEAR DOWN. WE THEN MADE R TFC AND RETURNED FOR LNDG. WE REVIEWED THE QRH AND CALLED FOR THE FIRE TRUCKS. AFTER LNDG WE THEN PINNED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND PROCEEDED TO THE GATE, WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. I CALLED MAINT. THEY TOLD ME TO FERRY THE ACFT TO LYH FROM SYR WITH THE GEAR DOWN. BEFORE LEAVING, MR X FROM THE FAA TALKED TO ME. I ANSWERED ALL OF HIS QUESTIONS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.